Appendix 2 : Agenda

Wednesday, 28 July

1. Introduction and Background

9.00 - 9.15 Welcome, introduction to WCMC (Mark Collins, CEO, WCMC)

9:15 - 9:20 Logistics, meals, safety regulations etc. (Heather Cross, WCMC)

9.20 - 9:45 Introduction of the participants, introduction to the institutions

already involved in the preliminary discussions for the FRA 2000 Global Ecological Zone mapping. (Susan Iremonger, WCMC)

9:45-9:50 Objectives of the workshop, adoption of agenda, sub-objectives of working sessions (Chairperson)

9:50 -10:45 The FRA 2000 Global Ecological Zone map, building upon the FRA 1990 experience (Henk Simons, FAO)

Ø FRA2000 information needs/requirements and Ecological Zones definitions (Kotka III recommendations)

Ø The FRA1990 experience:

• Development of the tropical Ecological Zone map
• Ecological Zones for modelling purposes
• Ecological Zones as reporting units (FAO: FP112, FP130)
• Objectives of the workshop

10:45 - 11:00 Coffee Break

11.00 - 12.00 Review of existing Global Ecological Zoning systems (Udvardy, Holdridge, Bailey, etc.), with special reference to forest ecosystem mapping (Susan Iremonger, WCMC)

2. The Global Ecological Zone map: concept, definitions and aggregation procedures

12.00 -13.00 The global / regional Ecological Zone classification concept and definition (K.D.Singh)

• Criteria and definitions (global and regional)
• From local to global: aggregation principles and procedures

13.00 - 14:00 Lunch

14.00 - 15.30 Presentation of case study on North America (problems/solutions in harmonising USA and Canada map)

• Mapping aspects (Zhiliang Zhu, EDC)
• Breakdown tables of results (Brad Smith, USFS)

15:30-15:45 Tea break

15.45 - 16.30 Presentation of case study on the use of the existing tropical Ecofloristic Zones maps in a global system (Marie-France Bellan, LET)

16:30 - 17:30 Discussion of the proposed global scheme

• Scientific credibility of the approach
• Applicability of the proposed methodology
• Conclusions on the global scheme (Table 1, Concept Paper)

3. Harmonisation/matching of bordering regional maps

9:00-11:00 Breakout working groups, suggested divisions (changes possible):

• North America, Russia, Europe
• Far East, Australasia
• Tropical Asia, Africa and Latin America and Middle East

Focus on subject: Ecological Zone maps currently available, their applicability to the FRA.

Definition of levels of detail in the hierarchical classification of the Zones

Converting boundaries in appropriate maps to the requirements of the FRA Aggregation of polygons from regional maps for use in Global Ecological Zone map

Harmonisation of systems

11:00 - 11:20 Coffee break

11:20 - 13:00 Continuation of regional breakout groups

13.00 - 14:00 Lunch

14:00 - 15:45 Continuation of regional breakout groups

15:45 -16:00 Tea break

Early close of working day, opportunity to visit Cambridge

Friday, 30 July

9:00 - 10:30 Continuation of breakout working groups : preparation of brief report from each group

11:00 - 11:15 Coffee break

11.15 - 12:00 Presentation of reports from each working group

12:00 - 13:00 Discussion of reports in relation to each other and to the Drafting of the Global Ecological Zone map

13:00 - 14:30 Lunch

4. Conclusions, recommendations and follow-up

14:00 - 15:30 Technical conclusions of workshop, summary of discussions before lunch

15.30 – 15.40 Concluding remarks, use of conclusions for GFRA reporting

15:40 - 16:00 Tea break/

Close of Workshop for Participants other than those from FAO, WCMC, EDC, and LET.

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16.15 - 17:30 Reserved for involved organisations to determine action required on conclusions of workshop. (FAO, WCMC, EDC, LET only)